| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 | Established the United States Court System |
| Article Three | Established the Judicial Branch of Government |
| Equal Justice under the Law, Due Process of the Law, Adversary System, and Presumption of Innocence | Four Basic Principles |
| Equal Protection under the Law | Goal of the American legal system to treat all person alike under the law |
| Due Process of Law | In the fifth and sixth amendments |
| Procedural Due Process, and Substantive Due Process | Two Types of Due Process |
| Procedural Due Process | Requires that certain procedures must be followed so that an individual's basic freedoms given by the Bill of Rights are not violated |
| Substantive Due Process | Deals with the content of the law, as opposed to the way a law is administered -(Violates __________ if unreasonable) |
| Adversary System | Lawyers of opposing sides try to advance the cause of their clients |
| Courtroom | Arena for Adversary System |
| Judge | Impartial role in Adversary System |
| Presumption of Innocence | A person accused of a crime is innocent until proven guilty |
| Rooted in English Common Law | Presumption of Innocence is not in the constitution |
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